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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Maria Sharapova didn't care for Agnieszka Radwanska critiquing her noise level. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Icon SMI)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The BTB Awards are our look back at the best \u2014 and worst \u2014 of the tennis season. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Today we let the players speak for themselves with a collection of some of the most memorable quotes and zingers from the year.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2012 IN REVIEW: Report Card | Surprises | Meltdowns | Shots | The Toss: Best Slam?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"Isn't she back in Poland already?\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Maria Sharapova&lt;/strong&gt;, after being told Agnieszka Radwanska complained to the press about her grunting. The exchange gets better:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;MARIA SHARAPOVA:\u00A0 When did she get a chance to say that?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q.\u00A0 After she lost her quarterfinal.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;MARIA SHARAPOVA:\u00A0 She lost the match?\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q.\u00A0 Yes.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;MARIA SHARAPOVA: Oh.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CI feel like it\u2019s extremes with me right now. If I win one, it\u2019s like career appreciation day. Then if I lose one, it\u2019s like we should take him out into the field and shoot him in the head.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-\u00A0&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Andy Roddick&lt;/strong&gt;, after his loss to Novak Djokovic at the Olympics.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CI know I\u2019m good at tennis. Other than that, everything else is a wild card. I\u2019m a wild card.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Venus Williams&lt;/strong&gt; in Rome.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I'll remember you.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bernard Tomic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;'s&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;unconvincing threat of a reporter who asked him about tanking.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I don't know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Roger Federer&lt;/strong&gt;, at Indian Wells, objects to the amount of time Nadal takes between points.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0\u201CI like this court. I don\u2019t know, maybe next year will be much faster if Roger says, no? I have already this week a lot of time violation. That\u2019s the true.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Rafael&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Nadal&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0on Roger Federer\u2019s complaints regarding the slow speed of the courts at Indian Wells.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I had just never seen a boob before, to be honest.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Andy Roddick&lt;/strong&gt; on why he refused a request from a woman to sign her chest when he was 17 years old.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I don't know what that means.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Andy Murray&lt;/strong&gt; after being asked if he felt a sense of \"exultation\" after winning the U.S. Open.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CI\u2019m gonna kill myself.\u00A0 What am I going to do recovering?\u00A0 I\u2019m just gonna go on the practice court and practice again.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-\u00A0&lt;strong &gt;Victoria Azarenka &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;on how she'll deal with her early exit from the French Open.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CSwag out this world you should call me Venus. That\u2019s my sister, my name is Serena, on the court I serve \u2018em up, no subpoena.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Serena Williams&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0droppin' rhymes on a rap song.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I wore it because I believe in equal rights for everyone. That\u2019s it.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Laura Robson&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0on why she wore a rainbow ribbon in her hair at the Australian Open.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"He definitely is.\u00A0 He has to go along with his daddy.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Novak Djokovic&lt;/strong&gt; on whether his dog, Pierre, is gluten free.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CAfter my video, every player watch me don\u2019t say hello. [They] say, \u2018Yo, yo.\u2019\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Zheng Jie&lt;/strong&gt; on the locker-room reaction to\u00A0her Jay-Z video.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CThere were a lot of people shouting out. I know it\u2019s not proper tennis etiquette, but this is the first time I\u2019ve ever played here that the crowd has been behind me like that. Today I felt American, you know, for the first time at the U.S. Open. So I\u2019ve waited my whole career to have this moment and here it is. ... It was great. It was awesome. It was like winning gold.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Venus Williams&lt;/strong&gt; after losing to Angelique Kerber at the U.S. Open.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CI\u2019m getting closer!\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Andy Murray&lt;/strong&gt; on the verge of tears after losing to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CI\u2019m very, very happy on the inside. I\u2019m sorry if I\u2019m not showing it how you want me to.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Andy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Murray&lt;/strong&gt; to reporters who questioned his lack of enthusiasm after winning the U.S. Open.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I just hope you're not comparing me with Lukas Rosol.\u00A0 Do you?\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Tomas Berdych&lt;/strong&gt;, after upsetting Roger Federer at the U.S. Open, taking great umbrage to any comparisons to his lower-ranked countryman, who stunned Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"The ball was so close that it might as well have been out.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Caroline Wozniacki&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;'s&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;curious logic regarding a ball that clipped the line and was ruled in.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I'm trying my tits off!\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Andy Murray&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0to his box during the French Open.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"They told me I was fine, not pregnant. I'm like, Can I get my money back?\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Maria&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Sharapova&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0on getting an ultrasound in response to a stomach virus she picked up at the Olympics.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"Boy, you're my match point.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Caroline Wozniacki&lt;/strong&gt;'s memorable line in her charity song &lt;/em&gt;Oxygen&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I played Almagro many times this year and won most of them.\u00A0If he\u2019s nominated, he will be the weak point on which we can build our victory. He\u2019s missing that little something that distinguishes great players.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Tomas Berdych&lt;/strong&gt; throws shade at Nicolas Almagro before the Davis Cup final. Luckily for Berdych, he was right.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I am basically a blazer. If I were a clothing item, I would be a legging and a blazer.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Serena Williams&lt;/strong&gt; on the Home Shopping Network.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CRight now, I [am] just watching her play, and I get nervous, because you think, \u2018Jesus Christ. Come on. Do something better.\u2019\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Alexander Ovechkin&lt;/strong&gt; on watching his girlfriend, Maria Kirilenko.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"Have you been to school? Can I ask you? Have you gone to school?\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- &lt;strong&gt;Caroline Wozniacki&lt;/strong&gt;\u00A0during a disagreement with the chair umpire at the French Open.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0\u201CMy coach is, \u2018Look at Novak. Look at him. They\u2019re so ripped.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah, well, I can\u2019t look like that.'\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Ana Ivanovic&lt;/strong&gt; on trying to gain more muscle strength.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u00A0\u201CI hope maybe not next week. Maybe in the final, then, you know, it\u2019s OK.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Agnieszka\u00A0&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Radwanska&lt;/strong&gt;, who lost to Victoria Azarenka four times in the first three months of the season, wasn't looking forward to a rematch.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CI actually had a small kangaroo -- and I\u2019m not kidding this time. I was holding a small kangaroo, baby kangaroo \u2026 it was very nice to me this time. Do you know what it did afterward? I gave it some milk, and it just spit it all over me. I was like, Is this a thank-you for just being nice and petting the kangaroo? I got milk all over myself. I guess I deserved that from\u00A0the story last year.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-\u00A0&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Caroline Wozniacki&lt;/strong&gt;, who joked last year about being attacked by a kangaroo, on a recent encounter with the animal.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CHe won the match point. [Smiling.] That\u2019s a joke. Nobody is laughing.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-\u00A0&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ivo Karlovic&lt;/strong&gt; on how Roger Federer was able to beat him at the Australian Open.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \u201CMy father told me all the time, If you broke the racket, I broke you.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;em&gt;\u00A0&lt;strong&gt;Jo-Wilfried Tsonga&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 \"I want everyone to look back and think that I was awesome.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Andy Roddick&lt;/strong&gt; joking about his legacy.\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;***\n&lt;em&gt;Did we miss one of your favorite quotes? 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